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Scalian

Engineering and consulting in AI avionics

Satellite Electrical Systems Engineer

AvionicsUpdated on Nov 11
Full-timeMontreal, QC, CanadaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or a related field is required.
  • Five to ten years of experience in electrical harness design is required; aerospace, aviation, space, defense, rail, maritime, or transportation experience is preferred.
  • Strong hands-on knowledge of electromagnetic compatibility and electromagnetic interference principles and applicable standards, including MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-462, and DO-160, is required.
  • Experience designing DC power distribution, high-speed digital harnesses using SerDes, CANBus, SpaceWire, I²C, or SPI, and RF harnesses is required.
  • Understanding of harness routing, segregation, grounding, shielding, and electrical interface requirements is required.
  • Experience generating wiring lists and managing electrical configuration data and documentation is required.
  • Understanding of aerospace systems engineering fundamentals is required.
  • Strong technical writing, documentation, and presentation skills are required.
  • Hands-on experience with integration, testing, troubleshooting, and issue resolution is required.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision is required.
  • Excellent communication skills in English are required.

Responsibilities

  • Gather and allocate electrical power, distribution, and harness requirements, including voltage levels, current limits, mass, redundancy, and grounding.
  • Develop Electrical Interface Control Documents and traceability matrices; specify interfaces in GDIR and EDTS; and define the reference database structure.
  • Review or design DC power distribution architecture, including primary and secondary buses, converters, fusing, and protection; conduct power budget analyses and voltage-drop calculations.
  • Select conductors, terminations, connectors, and backshells to meet mass, reliability, and electromagnetic-interference control requirements; review EMC, ESD, grounding, shielding, and segregation schemes.
  • Create or review routing and layouts for high-speed digital and RF harnesses, and develop harness design methods and standards while maintaining the Harness Design Workflow.
  • Generate wiring lists for each flight model using the centralized database and satellite electrical SysML model; populate part numbers, material specifications, routing paths, and test points; automate wiring-list extraction for change-impact analysis and configuration-management releases.
  • Produce TM/TC budgets, incorporate them into subsystem spacecraft budgets, allocate packet IDs, maintain the TM/TC allocation matrix, verify margins against test results, and maintain GDIR requirements.
  • Communicate technical status, risk assessments, and trade-study results to senior management, customers, and partners; manage and maintain ICDs with payload, platform, integration, ground-segment, and supplier teams; and support B&P activities in Phase 0 and pre-Phase A.
  • Author verification plans, test procedures, and acceptance criteria for electrical subsystem tests; review supplier test results; lead electrical integration sessions; and support flight-software interface verification.
  • Maintain version control of artifacts, analyses, software, and documentation in the PLM environment; support design reviews and technology road-mapping and innovation; participate in Change Control Boards; perform impact analyses for electrical changes; and maintain GDIR and EDTS processes.
  • Provide technical support to Mission Operations for routine payload and bus health monitoring, contingency handling, and performance trending; investigate on-orbit anomalies and update design baselines and lessons learned; analyze on-orbit telemetry, update filter parameters, produce performance reports, and support SOOH development and operator training.

Desired Qualifications

  • French language skills are an asset.
  • Experience in aerospace, aviation, space, defense, rail, maritime, or transportation industries is preferred.

About the Company

Scalian

Engineering and consulting in AI avionics

Scalian Group provides engineering and consulting services to multiple industries, with a focus on AI, avionics, and information systems security. It helps clients by offering tailored solutions built from consulting, managed security services, and software offerings. The company works by combining advisory work, implementation support, and ongoing security and software management to meet each client’s specific needs. What sets Scalian apart is its emphasis on an agile approach and its deep, industry-specific expertise in aerospace and security, enabling rapid adaptation and high-performance results for global industrial leaders. The company aims to deliver precise, reliable solutions that improve performance, security, and efficiency for its clients.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Acquired
Total funding
$612.7M
Headquarters
Labège, France
Founded
1989

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